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Easy Murgh Choley
Serves 5-6
Recipe in English:

Ingredients:
-Water as required
-Choley (Chickpeas) 1 Cup
-Water 5-6 Cups or as required
-Namak (Salt) ½ tbs
-Ghee (Clarified butter) 3-4 tbs
-Pyaz (Onion) sliced 2 medium
-Chicken mix boti 500g
-Adrak lehsan (Ginger garlic) crushed ½ tbs
-Dhania powder (Coriander powder) 1 tsp
-Kashmiri lal mirch (Kashmiri red chilli) powder 1 tsp
-Haldi powder (Turmeric powder) ½ tsp
-Lal mirch powder (Red chilli powder) 1 tsp or to taste
-Namak (Salt) ½ tsp or to taste
-Water 3 tbs or as required
-Tomato paste 2 tbs
-Dahi (Yogurt) whisked 3 tbs
-Chickpea water 1 & ½ Cup or as required
-Lemon juice 1 & ½ tbs
-Garam masala powder 1 tsp
-Hari mirch (Green chillies) 3
-Hara dhania (Fresh coriander) chopped

Directions:
-In a bowl,add water,chickpeas & soak for overnight then strain & rinse with tap water.
-In a pressure cooker,add chickpeas,water,salt,mix well & bring it to boil,cover & pressure cook until its tender (approx. 12-15 minutes) then strain,set aside & reserve chickpea stock for later use.
-In a pot,add clarified butter & let it melt.
-Add onion & fry until golden.
-Add chicken & mix well until it changes color.
-Add ginger garlic,mix well & cook on medium flame for 2-3 minutes.
-Add coriander powder,Kashmiri red chilli powder,turmeric powder,red chilli powder,salt,mix well & cook for a minute.
-Gradually add water,mix well & cook for 3-4 minutes.
-Add tomato paste,yogurt,mix well & cook for 2-3 minutes.
-Now add reserved chickpea stock/ water,mix well & bring it to boil,cover & cook on low flame until chicken is tender & oil separates (8-10 minutes).
-Add boiled chickpeas & mix well.
-Add lemon juice & mix well.
-Add garam masala powder,green chillies,cover & simmer on low flame for 3-4 minutes.
-Garnish with fresh coriander & serve with naan.

Recipe in Urdu:

Ajza:
-Water as required
-Choley (Chickpeas) 1 Cup
-Water 5-6 Cups or as required
-Namak (Salt) ½ tbs
-Ghee (Clarified butter) 3-4 tbs
-Pyaz (Onion) sliced 2 medium
-Chicken mix boti 500g
-Adrak lehsan (Ginger garlic) crushed ½ tbs
-Dhania powder (Coriander powder) 1 tsp
-Kashmiri lal mirch (Kashmiri red chilli) powder 1 tsp
-Haldi powder (Turmeric powder) ½ tsp
-Lal mirch powder (Red chilli powder) 1 tsp or to taste
-Namak (Salt) ½ tsp or to taste
-Water 3 tbs or as required
-Tomato paste 2 tbs
-Dahi (Yogurt) whisked 3 tbs
-Chickpea water 1 & ½ Cup or as required
-Lemon juice 1 & ½ tbs
-Garam masala powder 1 tsp
-Hari mirch (Green chillies) 3
-Hara dhania (Fresh coriander) chopped

Directions:
-Bowl mein pani aur choley dal dein aur overnight kliya soak ker lein phir strain ker ka tap water sa rinse ker lein.
-Pressure cooker mein choley,pani aur namak dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur ubal anay ka bad dhak dein aur gul janay tak pressure cook ker lein (approx. 12-15 minutes) phir strain ker ka side per rakh dein aur chickpea stock/water ko bad mein use kernay kliya side per rakh dein.
-Pot mein ghee dal ker melt ker lein.
-Pyaz dal ker golden ho janay tak fry ker lein.
-Chicken dal dein aur rang tabdeel ho janay tak ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Adrak lehsan dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur darmiyani ancch per 2-3 minutes kliya paka lein.
-Dhania powder,Kashmiri lal mirch powder,haldi powder,lal mirch powder aur namak dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur ek minute kliya paka lein.
-Thora thora ker ka pani dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur 3-4 minutes kliya paka lein.
-Tomato paste aur dahi dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur 2-3 minutes kliya paka lein.
-Ab reserved chickpea stock/water dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur dhak ker halki ancch per chicken gul janay aur oil alag ho janay tak paka lein (8-10 minutes).
-Boiled choley dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Lemon juice dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Garam masala powder aur hari mirchein dal ker dhak dein aur halki ancch per 3-4 minutes kliya dum per rakh dein.
-Hara dhania sa garnish ker ka naan ka saath serve karein.


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